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Easter At Pender

6:45AM Sunrise Service

Breakfast will follow the Sunrise Service at 10 am

10:00AM, Combined Service

Celebrate the pinnacle of the Christian faith with us on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024, at Pender UMC, during our special combined service. Experience the power of resurrection and redemption as Pastor Bruce delivers a compelling message titled “God’s Best Sermon,” drawing from the heart of the Gospel in Acts 10:34-43, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, and Mark 16:1-8.

This extraordinary service will not only explore the profound depths of Christ’s resurrection but will also invite you to partake in the sacred act of Holy Communion, connecting us all in a moment of divine unity and grace. As we reflect on the scripture’s revelations, we’ll journey together through the awe-inspiring narrative of Jesus’ victory over death, illuminating the path of faith, hope, and eternal life.

The crescendo of our Easter celebration will be the triumphant strains of the Hallelujah Chorus, filling the air with joyous praise and worship, symbolizing our collective rejoicing in the resurrection of Christ. This is not just a service; it’s a spiritual journey that promises to uplift, inspire, and renew your faith.

Be part of this glorious Easter celebration at Pender UMC. Let’s come together to honor the resurrection of Jesus, embracing the message of hope and salvation that defines this holy day.

All of Pender’s services are streamed live and in person.

Join us live at Pender UMC
12401 Alder Woods Drive, Fairfax, VA US 22033

https://youtube.com/watch?v=N7zq4NCGM3A%3Ffeature%3Doembed

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Posted by MaryO on March 30, 2024 in Easter, Holidays, Music, Pender UMC, Posts of Interest, Sermon, Videos

Tags: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, breakfast, Gospel, Hallelujah Chorus, Holy Communion, hope, Mark 16:1-8, s 10:34-43, salvation, Sunrise service, video

All about Liturgical Colors

28 Jun

Purple, representing both royalty and penitence, is traditionally used during Advent and Lent.
Blue symbolizes hope and may also be used during Advent.
White and gold are used at Christmas and Easter to symbolize joy and festivities.
Red symbolizes the color of fire to represent the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost and times when the work of the Holy Spirit is emphasized. During Holy Week it represents the blood of Christ. Red is also used for ordinations, church anniversaries and civil observances such as Memorial Day and Thanksgiving.
Green represents growth and is used during Ordinary Time (the season after Epiphany and the season after Pentecost.)

Let’s start with a word about liturgical colors. You can see listed here that the official color of the long season of Ordinary Time is green. This makes sense for lots of reasons: Ordinary Time is about growing in our faith, about accepting the gifts that we’ve been given, and producing the fruit not just as individual Christians but as the body of Christ. Green is the color of growth and of fruitfulness. There are other reasons why the season claims the color green. Perhaps you and your team can come up with some more and use them to inform the congregation who may never have given thought to why the green paraments are used throughout this season.

We started here, however, because there are those who get bored with a single color in this long season that runs from Pentecost through Reign of Christ/Christ the King Sunday at the end of November. There are so many colors, so much beauty in worship art and God’s creation, why use only one color for this long season? Isn’t this the season after Pentecost? Why can’t we use red for at least a part of the season?

The season of Ordinary Time (or the Sundays after Pentecost—there is no “Pentecost Season”) calls for creativity and artistry. Even if you are using green as a foundational color, there is no reason why you can’t bring in a host of other colors over the season. Green represents life, and life is colorful. So, use more colors; use both/and; use a whole palette of colors to bring to life the worship in Ordinary Time. Think ahead for changing series or themes and find ways to enhance the liturgy with visual expressions of color, not just in paraments, but in banners, worship centers, projected or posted images, and colors. There are ways to move beyond the plain green altar or pulpit fall. Call on artists of all sorts to enhance the space.

Adapted from https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/worship-planning/living-the-spirit-life/second-sunday-after-pentecost-year-c-lectionary-planning-notes

Chuck Knows Church — Episode 1 – LITURGICAL COLORS. Ever walk into your Sunday morning worship service and realize the colors have changed around the sanctuary? That’s why Chuck is talking about Liturgical Colors on his FIRST SHOW!

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Posted by MaryO on June 28, 2023 in Advent, Christmas, Chuck Knows Church, Easter, Holidays, Memorial Day, Pender UMC, Pentecost, Posts of Interest, Thanksgiving, Videos

Tags: Advent, blood, Blue, Christ, Chuck Knows Church, Epiphany, faith, gifts, Gold, Green, Growth, hope, joy, Lent, Liturgical Colors, Ordinary Time, Penitence, Pentecost, purple, Red, Royalty, sanctuary, White

New Care Notes

10 Aug

New Care Notes are available in a rack on the right wall near the Sanctuary entrance. These 8-page booklets offer spiritual encouragement, help and hope.

Three of the booklets in the rack are:

Discovering the Healing Power of Laughter

Journeying Through Loneliness

Volunteering – To Help Others and Yourself

These Care Notes are for you and others you know who might receive help from them.

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Posted by MaryO on August 10, 2016 in Get Involved!, Pender UMC

Tags: Care Notes, encouragement, help, hope, laughter, loneliness, volunteer

Today’s Bible Verse ~ Romans 5:3-4

23 Sep

3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope.